Lichtkegel
[ˈlɪçtˌkeːɡl̩]
The verdict
“Lichtkegel” is uncommon German (frequency #86,754 among 30,953 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #86,754
- frequency rank, German
- 30,953
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - kegelförmiger Bereich, der von einer Lampe erhellt wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-lichtkegel · Lichtkegel · German
Lichtkegel · rank #86,754 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #86,754
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 30,953
- PHOTO-FINISH liechtenstein…
Nearest frequency peer: liechtensteinischen (+1 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Lichtkegel”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- lesbischer
lesbischer
13,251 corpus weight
- lesenswerter
lesenswerter
13,250 corpus weight
- Lichtkegel
Lichtkegel
13,247 corpus weight
- liechtenste…
liechtensteinischen
13,246 corpus weight
- Linienricht…
Linienrichter
13,245 corpus weight
- Lippenbeken…
Lippenbekenntnisse
13,244 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Lichtkegel” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Lichtkegel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlɪçtˌkeːɡl̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #86,754 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Lichtkegel” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Lichtkegel is uncommon German at frequency #86,754 among 30,953 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlɪçtˌkeːɡl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Lichtkegel in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Lichtkegel, spelled L-I-C-H-T-K-E-G-E-L.
Definition
- 1kegelförmiger Bereich, der von einer Lampe erhellt wird
- 2Menge aller Ereignisse E’, die sich mit Lichtgeschwindigkeit auf ein Ereignis E auswirken oder vom Ereignis E mit Lichtgeschwindigkeit beeinflusst werden können
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
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